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Roller furling Oday 27 1bajaboy at 9:14pm 02.11.15 Bigger Boats 3/1870 Hello, I would like to know what size your headsail furling drum is?? Also your forestay wire size
rope/line "lock" vs a clutch? centerline at 8:43pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 16/4685 does anyone know of a device that operates similar to a rope clutch that will actually lock the line
Take out pizza (1) Jackdaw at 8:20pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2429 Brilliant. http://netdna.tinyhouseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pizza-pi-61.jpg
B393 traveller (3) AndyR at 7:01pm 02.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1350 Hi everyone A recent Jibe took out the port side end fitting on my traveller. I cant seem to ident
Should battery charger be on all the time? YVRguy at 5:24pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 34/5781 I'm embarrassed not to know the answer to this but here goes: On my A/C panel there is a breaker
Swing vs Fin boblufkin at 5:07pm 02.11.15 Catalina 22 2/767 By following the threads it seems swing keels have more corrosion issues as compared to fin and wing
Stripping Keel Before Sandblasting? (1) HillbillyWanderer at 4:29pm 02.11.15 Catalina 22 7/1489 So started work on the keel this evening. I was thinking it would be better to get as much off the k
How do I know what boat im buying. jleblanc31 at 4:22pm 02.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/3273 Im looking at a hunter to buy. its a basket case but I like a challenge. it seems to be around a 29
New C22 owner Jacomo Sailor at 3:23pm 02.11.15 Catalina 22 25/2889 Ahoy! Jacomo Sailor here, and new owner of an '84 C22. I've been a Clipper Marine owner for nearly
Easylock Rope Clutch handle replace chitradurga at 3:16pm 02.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/7510 I need to replace the middle lever on an old Easylock Mini triple. I assumed that the replacement wa
Gotta love this! (1) Solstice at 3:13pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1603 Well, as many of you know, it's been a brutal winter in New England and traffic has been a nightmare
Fuel vent Burping HonourWay at 2:27pm 02.11.15 Big Boats 5/1117 We have 2005 H460LE with a 76 hp yanmar turbo and a Panda generator. When fueling at the dock the d
Good music NSR sailaway78 at 2:14pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 5/920 The people at playing for change have done it again. Give a listen. ww.viralnova.com/on-the-dock/?
Help!!! Rick486 at 2:03pm 02.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/791 Phil: What am I doing wrong? I can't post on Off Topic pages. I am constantly diverted to a login p
Quarter Berth plywood on '82 C30 Elysium_Van_Isl at 9:59am 02.11.15 Catalina 30 3/983 Hey, Does anyone know how the false bulkhead plywood is attached in the quarter berth? I'm talking
Spinnaker users ... Scott T-Bird at 9:50am 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 2/849 First, a big shout out to Dave and his gang. I ordered a Selden telescoping spinnaker pole form th
Lifting a Javelin off a trailer Pipa at 7:36am 02.11.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3624 Hi, I'm a former reader new member. I have a question about my Javelin... I want to paint the bottom
Hunter 18 for Disabled Sailing ??? SailAnyWay at 6:59am 02.11.15 Smaller Boats 7/823 We are a non-profit sailing program located in Wisconsin that provides sailing for people with disab
Thru-Bolts on Deck Hardware??? Hunt45cc at 6:32am 02.11.15 Big Boats 1/735 Hello all, I have a 98 Hunter 45CC and I need to reseal some of the deck hardware. My question;
Another Great Article from Maine Sail! Solstice at 5:07am 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1262 Hi Maine Sail, Just read your article in Practical Sailor on Euro strips. It's funny because as I

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how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 capta at 4:57am 10.15.23 As above, the aesthetics can be handled in several ways, but my first thought was structure. If it w
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 shemandr at 4:48am 10.15.23 Paint a bandaid on it?
Engineering Help Needed capta at 4:43am 10.15.23 studied bass for many years and they just don't swim that fast.;) So far, 17 knots is the fastest
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 4:24am 10.15.23 The red gel coat can be easily fixed, but color matching will be next to impossible for an old boat
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Tally Ho at 12:36am 10.15.23
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location Tally Ho at 11:43pm 10.14.23
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 10:00pm 10.14.23
Engineering Help Needed (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 10.14.23 The pontoon is 2 feet from the edge of the beam and displaces 10 pounds. The fulcrum is at centerli
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 7:51pm 10.14.23
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 7:46pm 10.14.23 Can you manage the balancing via Bluetooth? On my Basen Green batteries, I can. They have 200A ch
Water tank leak SabreToothedEngineer at 7:16pm 10.14.23 I successfully repaired a crack in my PE water tank about five years ago using a special type of epo
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage High Current at 6:58pm 10.14.23
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Ward H at 6:52pm 10.14.23 I'm another that simply ensures the batteries are full of water and fully charged. Then disconnect t
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 6:43pm 10.14.23 Can you manage the balancing via Bluetooth?
Running lines aft on Oday 25 Ward H at 6:43pm 10.14.23 Ward, thanks for the photos. I like the squad lock idea - will see if I can find one. Is that ma
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 6:32pm 10.14.23 So I ordered the three Epoch 300AH house batteries on the recommendation of Mainesail. I also order
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Rich Stidger at 6:06pm 10.14.23 In addition to disconnecting one of the battery connections, also make sure that the tops of the bat
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:20pm 10.14.23 So I ordered the three Epoch 300AH house batteries on the recommendation of Mainesail. I also ordere
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage dlochner at 4:43pm 10.14.23 Battery chargers should be sized based on the size and type of battery, FLA, AGM, LFP. Each battery
New Portable Battery Charger for Winter Storage Nichole340 at 4:27pm 10.14.23 Well, my battery tender never stops showing me the red light, regardless of any battery I use it on.

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